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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what descent is Nabokov's mother?
(a) Aristocratic English descent.
(b) Aristocratic German descent.
(c) Aristocratic Norwegian descent.
(d) Aristocratic Swedish descent.

2. What game does the whole family often play on the estate?
(a) Lawn bowling.
(b) Rounders.
(c) Lawn tennis.
(d) Badmitton.

3. They board the Sud-Express and disembark in what town?
(a) Nice.
(b) Brest.
(c) Biarritz.
(d) Marseille.

4. Where does Nabokov's family live until his father's death in 1922?
(a) In Paris.
(b) In Hamburg.
(c) In Berlin.
(d) In Brussels.

5. What does the butterfly net in particular always invite?
(a) Exciting questions.
(b) Awkward comments.
(c) Intriguing discussions.
(d) Curious visitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what simple rule does Nabokov's mother ascribe?

2. What does this hobby do to him?

3. How long does the family stay in Paris?

4. Who occupies one of the estates near St. Petersburg when not abroad?

5. Where do the children bathe?

(see the answer key)

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